I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until I was about 17 or 18.

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I think music sharing of any kind is great.

I think music sharing of any kind is great.

The President is Bush, the Vice President's a Dick, so a whole lot of fucking...

The President is Bush, the Vice President's a Dick, so a whole lot of fucking...

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

Yo, I speak at schools a lot cause they say I'm intelligent. No, it's cause...

Yo, I speak at schools a lot cause they say I'm intelligent. No, it's cause...

Black kids wishin they white kids when they close they eyelids, Like, 'I bet they...

Black kids wishin they white kids when they close they eyelids, Like, 'I bet they...

So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment...

So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment...

War is not civilized.

War is not civilized.

Stop acting like a b*tch already, be a visionary.

Stop acting like a b*tch already, be a visionary.

The chosen one, from the land of the frozen sun where drunk nights get remembered...

The chosen one, from the land of the frozen sun where drunk nights get remembered...

Bear witness I'm like shot clocks, interstate cops, and blood clots, my point is your...

Bear witness I'm like shot clocks, interstate cops, and blood clots, my point is your...

Or is it the mind state thats ill, creating crime rates to fill the new...

Or is it the mind state thats ill, creating crime rates to fill the new...

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

I speak to God directly, I know my God repect me, because he let me...

I speak to God directly, I know my God repect me, because he let me...

The street slang I be speakin in code. Kick in the do's, freakin the flow...

The street slang I be speakin in code. Kick in the do's, freakin the flow...

I call these rappers baby seals, cause they club you to death. I could call...

I call these rappers baby seals, cause they club you to death. I could call...

It's a paradox we call reality, so keepin' it real will make you casualty of...

It's a paradox we call reality, so keepin' it real will make you casualty of...

People consider Black Star a great album, and I think it's a classic album. But...

People consider Black Star a great album, and I think it's a classic album. But...

Niggas with knowledge is more dangerous than niggas with guns. They make the guns easy...

Niggas with knowledge is more dangerous than niggas with guns. They make the guns easy...

I don't feel comfortable making empty music.

I don't feel comfortable making empty music.

I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words...

I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words...